neck and neck till I went for 3rd and f*cked the car, he did look surprised when he looked and I was still next to him! At least he didn't laugh when I pulled up next to him at the next set of lights with the engine banging off the limiter until I turned the ignition off (Sometimes with a VRT, silence is golden!) Good news is its back together and running! Advice on fitting stainless crack pipe is give it a couple of knocks with a hammer, and it is possible to fit without taking the entire thermostat housing off (just the part that it goes into on the stat housing as the complete housing is m